Some Photos of My Art Ukes Strung Up, Restored

Wasp
Squirm

Peekaboo

Nymph

La Pacifica

Tuxedo

Photos taken by Mark Lowrie at Thinkspace Gallery on opening night Feb 13, 2009

All banjo-ukes from 1920's

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I was not able to take photos of the ukes all strung up before I left for L.A., so I sent the gallery photos of the ukes without the strings on them. In some cases, such as banjo-ukes, the tailpiece/bridges were missing from the photos. Here are some shots of the banjo-ukes on the actual wall of Thinkspace Gallery. You can see them with strings, all fully restored and tuned by a professional luthier. I will be blogging the rest of the ukes (with strings), so stay tuned. The real beauty of the "Dreamgirls and Ukes" show is that each uke is a real instrument as well as a fine art object. Each was lovingly restored to playability. Some even have hand-crafted bridges and tailpiece (as in the case of La Pacifica).

Dreamgirls and Ukes Show- Art by Amy Crehore

This show will be up until March 6th.

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The Hokum Scorchers at Thinkspace Feb 13, 2009, photo by Mark Lowrie

I spent more than a week in L.A. and it was so much fun. I think I OD'd on the Farmer's Market as I went there probably twice a day... for 8 days. My friend, Mark Lowrie, took tons of photos of the show. I intend to write more about it after I rest up a bit.

Yesterday, Juxtapoz wrote a nice re-cap.

Pop Drawer , Arrested Motion, The Rumpus, boingboing , Metromix L.A. (the newspaper version, too), Hooping Humanist, Fabulist, Uke Hunt, Format Mag, KPFK radio (Ali Lexa) were kind enough to feature my show, "Dreamgirls and Ukes", on their sites. Thanks to all! I do hope people will try to get out and see it in person if they are in the Los Angeles area. It was a lot of work, but the results were well worth it. I was extremely pleased by Thinkspace Gallery's beautiful space and wonderful people. New VIDEO on YouTube of performance Feb 13, 2009 (don't be fooled- it says 2007).

The Art of Amy Crehore

My Thinkspace solo art show, plus music video

Here is a link to a video and a couple of photos of my show that opened over the weekend at Thinkspace. I will blog more photos soon.

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Close-Up Photos of My Ukes on Flickr

Here's a LINK to close-up photos of the painted antique ukes in my solo show at Thinkspace. You can really see the details of my designs in these shots. The whole show can be seen here:

"Dreamgirls and Ukes" show

Happy Valentines Day

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Originally uploaded by riptheskull

Riptheskull has an amazing collection of
vintage Valentine cards on flickr

20 Questions with Amy Crehore

Juxtapoz recently asked me to answer twenty questions in anticipation of my solo show opening Feb 13th at Thinkspace in Los Angeles, CA.

Here's the link: JUXTAPOZ

My Solo Show in Los Angeles

Just a little reminder for people in Los Angeles: My solo art show, "Dreamgirls and Ukes", will be opening Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 from 7-11pm at Thinkspace Gallery. Go to the gallery website for a full preview of the show and a link to close-up photos of the ukuleles on flickr. My band, The Hokum Scorchers, will play at 9 pm. I painted a mural in the front room of the gallery this week. The show is looking great, the paintings and ukuleles are all hung. Anthony Clarkson will be showing paintings in the project room. See ya there!

The Art of Amy Crehore